Steal This Album

For the 2002 album by System of a Down, see Steal This Album!

Steal This Album is the third studio album by American hip hop duo the Coup. It was released on Dogday Records on November 10, 1998. It peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart,^[10] as well as number 51 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[11] The album's title is a nod to Steal This Book (1971) by social activist Abbie Hoffman.

Steal This Album
Studio album by the Coup
Released	November 10, 1998 (1998-11-10)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	59:08
Label	Dogday Records
Producer	Boots Riley, DJ Pam the Funkstress, Edifice, Brother K
The Coup chronology
Genocide & Juice (1994) Steal This Album (1998) Party Music (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A[2]
Hip Hop Connection	[3]
Pitchfork	8.1/10[4]
Playlouder	7/10[5]
RapReviews	9/10[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Uncut	[8]
Wall of Sound	91/100[9]

In 2015, Fact placed it at number 13 on the "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.^[12]

The 2002 digital re-release is titled Steal This Double Album, and contains bonus tracks.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Shipment"	4:27
2.	"Me and Jesus the Pimp in a '79 Granada Last Night"	7:10
3.	"20,000 Gun Salute"	3:59
4.	"Busterismology"	5:02
5.	"Cars & Shoes"	4:38
6.	"Breathing Apparatus" (featuring E-Roc)	4:27
7.	"U.C.P.A.S." (featuring F.T.S.)	4:20
8.	"Pizza Man (Skit)"	0:30
9.	"The Repo Man Sings for You" (featuring Del tha Funkee Homosapien)	4:26
10.	"Underdogs"	6:07
11.	"Sneakin' In"	1:40
12.	"Do My Thang (Skit)"	2:56
13.	"Piss on Your Grave"	5:27
14.	"Fixation"	3:59

Steal This Double Album (2002 reissue edition) bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
15.	"What the Po-Pos Hate"	3:43
16.	"Swervin"	3:42

Steal This Double Album (2002 reissue edition) bonus disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Live Performance"	73:42

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10]	37
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11]	51

References

1. Huey, Steve. "Steal This Album - The Coup". AllMusic. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
2. Christgau, Robert. "The Coup". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
3. Goldie, Dinos (September 1999). "The Coup: Steal This Album". Hip Hop Connection. No. 130. Future plc. p. 61.
4. Chennault, Sam (September 16, 2002). "The Coup: Steal This Double Album". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 4, 2003. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
5. McCardle, Ben (April 19, 2000). "review - Steal this Album by The Coup". Playlouder. Archived from the original on March 6, 2002. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
6. Doggett, Tom (February 22, 2005). "The Coup :: Steal This Double Album :: Foad Records/Revolver USA". RapReviews. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
7. Fine, Jason (February 4, 1999). "The Coup: Steal This Album". Rolling Stone. No. 805. pp. 61–62.
8. Martin, Gavin (March 2000). "Albums". Uncut. No. 34. IPC. p. 74.
9. Wang, Oliver. "Wall of Sound Review: Steal This Album". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on February 11, 2001. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
10. "The Coup: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
11. "The Coup: Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
12. "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time (page 89 of 101)". February 25, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

External links

• Steal This Album at Discogs (list of releases)